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Mini 4x4
BeJay:
MINI's are not suitable for off-roading, with out SERIOUS MODIFYING :oops: :oops:
Ben Haynes
you might just have to reconsider your siggy Ben :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
ben_haynes:
--- Quote from: BeJay on September 12, 2008, 15:17:54 ---
MINI's are not suitable for off-roading, with out SERIOUS MODIFYING :oops: :oops:
Ben Haynes
you might just have to reconsider your siggy Ben :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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i think im right that mini will be used like every other "SOFTROADER" they will take the kids to school and nexer see anything more serious than a damp blade of Grass to get stuck on
and the mini i see as a mini is one of these
carbore:
Unelss they have a very good engine in it, it will not sell in the UK due to tax, im 99% certain that petrol price tax will kill the soft roader market dead.
We recently looked at that whole sector for the wife as we live down an unmade road. The only thing with sensible emisions was the X3, and very ncie it was too, but the Freelander, Outlander and so such, soon as they had an engine big enough to pull it were into expensice tax and the economy was Pants.
littlepow:
According to a "automotive review" magazine, the new MINI 4x4 (or BMW1/2 4x4) will be the death nell for all Land Rovers!
How the poo is that piece of useless inept engineering rip off ever going to compete with a real offroader or a soft roader with a modicom of off road ability. But then the X3 and X5 are to off roading what the Titanic is to cross atlantic cruises, can't see it being much of a threat anyone (including a Tyke pedal car with no wheels!)
V8MoneyPit:
--- Quote from: littlepow on September 12, 2008, 21:10:32 ---How the poo is that piece of useless inept engineering rip off ever going to compete with a real offroader ........
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Wooooo...... someone upset you today Andy?? :P :lol:
But seriously, it will never be intended as an 'off roader'. Let's face it, the vast majority of this type of vehicle is just sold for image. You are quite right about the magazine talking poo, but that's what magazines do. They, like the car companies, need to sell their product and they will do it by whatever means is succesful. As they say.... you can't believe anything you read in the press. I was stood in the take-away last night reading the Mail and an article started off with the word 'apparantly'..... at which point I couldn't be bothered to read any more :roll:
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